Thief robs Goring store at knife-point before cycling away

Police are seeking witnesses to a knife-point robbery at a Goring shop on Monday.

A man holding a knife entered Worthing Watersports in Alinora Crescent at around 2.20pm on Monday (April, 17), a police spokesperson said.

He demanded till money from the two owners sat behind the shop counter, according to the spokesperson.

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One of the victims handed over cash amounting to approximately £50, confirmed the spokesperson.

The thief then left the store and rode away on a black BMX style bike in the direction of Nutley Crescent.

Police describe the suspect as a white man, of skinny build, 5ft 9ins and in his late teens or early twenties.

He had dark brown straight hair which was collar length and spoke with a local accent, police said, and was wearing a long sleeved royal blue zip-up jacket, black jogging bottoms and white trainers.

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Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anyone acting suspiciously or matching this description is asked to report online via https://sussex.police.uk/contact-us/response-to-appeal/ or call Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial 640 of 17/04.

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